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Albert County, New Brunswick
county in New Brunswick, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert County (2016 population 29,158)[1] is a county in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada on Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the ending of county government in 1967, the shire town was Hopewell Cape. The county was created in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert.[2]
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Albert | |
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![]() Farm landscape near Alma | |
![]() Location within New Brunswick | |
Coordinates: 45.82°N 64.85°W / 45.82; -64.85 | |
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Established | 1845 |
Area | |
• Land | 1,807.88 km2 (698.03 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 29,158 |
• Density | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) |
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• Dwellings | 13,111 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 506 |
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